By Rebecca J Evans, Auckland University of Technology and Thomas Watts, Auckland University of Technology
The event also reflected a broader trend identified in the 2023 census, wherein the number of people who speak te reo Māori grew 15% since 2018. This trend is changing the music landscape of Aotearoa.
The track Ko Wai Koe?, which grew out of McDowell’s involvement in Treaty settlement negotiations, is built around the repeated questioning of authority and the legitimacy of colonial power.
